We are committed to creating mindfully by ensuring that each process involved in creating Kiniho textile and clothing is ethical and socially responsible.

We exclusively work with Eri silk as our main yarn. Eri silk is a natural, sustainable fiber and is 100% biodegradable. It is also known as peace silk for its non-violence process of not having to kill the silkworm to obtain the eri fiber.

Our eri silk is locally sourced and some of our yarns are extracted and handspun at our production unit.

Our production unit is based in Umden, Ribhoi district where we closely work with our community weavers, who are equipped with traditional hand-weaving techniques.

 We believe that it is our responsibility to preserve our rich heritage and carry on these traditions through our textile and designs.

Every product created at Kiniho is produced in-house. At our production unit, we dye our yarns using natural dyes and create our textiles using the skills of our weavers. To create some unique textures, we also extract some of our yarns in-house as part of the design process.

Our philosophy is to use the heirloom weaving technique and blend it to create minimal, seasonless textile and clothing.

Our weavers are all women from the Ri-bhoi district and we take pride in our ability to empower these women.

Some of our weavers are students who were unable to continue with their education due to financial issues and some are unemployed youths. We want to play our part in assisting them by giving them opportunities for a better livelihood.

We are doing so by communicating, educating, and encouraging these women and youths to continue practicing their weaving skills to sustain our heritage craft and to support themselves. At the current moment, we have been able to reach more than 70 women weavers.

We choose to work with natural dyes locally obtained from our surroundings. We use the leaves, bark, roots, etc. as natural dyes over chemical dyes.

We at Kiniho are driven towards embracing the concept of zero waste and believe that minimal waste can be accomplished. So, we create accessories made completely out of leftover yarn fabrics.